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FTC Announces Final Junk Fees Rule Applying to Live-Event Tickets and Short-Term Lodging

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On December 17, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final “Junk Fees Rule” (the “Final Rule” or “Rule”) to prevent certain practices related to pricing in the live-event ticketing and short-term...more

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FTC Issues Final ‘Junk Fees Rule’ to Crackdown on Aggressive Pricing Practices

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) recently issued a final rule (the Junk Fees Rule or the Rule) banning so-called “junk fees” in two key industries: short-term lodging and live events. The Rule addresses...more

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Rule Banning Junk Ticket and Hotel Fees

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Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule—dubbed the Junk Fees Rule—to address what it views as deceptive pricing practices that cause harm to consumers and that undercut other honest...more

Holland & Knight LLP

FTC Final Rule Targets Hidden Fees in Live-Event Ticketing and Short-Term Lodging

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized its long-anticipated Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees (Final Rule), targeting hidden mandatory fees and ensuring transparent pricing disclosures to consumers. Unlike the Notice...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Bipartisan FTC Rule Bans Junk Fees for Live-Event Tickets and Short-Term Lodging

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Warnings of an impending regulatory focus on hidden and junk fees materialized following President Joe Biden’s call to Congress during his 2023 State of the Union address to eliminate them. On December 17, the Federal Trade...more

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FTC Junk Fees Rule Targets Ticket Sales and Hotel Rentals

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The Federal Trade Commission has issued a long-anticipated final Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees (the Rule), colloquially known as the “Junk Fees” Rule, targeting mandatory hidden fees and ensuring transparent pricing...more

Alston & Bird

FTC Issues Final Rule on Junk Fees for Live Ticketing and Short-Term Lodging

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Our Consumer Protection/FTC Team breaks down the Federal Trade Commission’s final rule regulating live-event ticket and hotel pricing practices....more

Wiley Rein LLP

FTC Announces Rule on “Junk Fees” and Pricing Disclosures in Certain Industries

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On December 17, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) released its final Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees, also called the “Junk Fees Rule” by the Commission. For companies involved in...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

CFPB Announces Final Rule Closing “Overdraft Loophole” Created by TILA 

On December 12, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its final rule, redefining overdraft fees as finance charges in order to limit overdraft fees. The final rule seeks to regulate how overdraft...more

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FTC Concludes its "Junk Fee" Crackdown

On Dec. 17, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule to limit certain industries’ use of so- called “junk fees,” concluding a rulemaking process that began in 2022 and ultimately drew over 72,000 public...more

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USPTO Fees Increasing on January 19, 2025: Key Changes to Note

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced an increase in patent fees to take effect on January 19, 2025. The final rule (Rule) was published on November 20, 2024, and is mandated by the Leahy-Smith...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

CFPB Bites of the Month - August 2024 - All That's Left of the CFPB's Summer Sky

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the August 2024 webinar....more

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Legal Decision Expected Today Regarding Implementation of CFPB Rule Reducing Credit Card Late Fees

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On March 5, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule (“Final Rule”) that would reduce credit card late fees to $8 for large credit card issuers (“Larger Card Issuers”). This rule comes on the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

April 2024 UDAAP Bulletin

Federal Trade Commission. Deceptive real estate listings. On April 3, 2024, FTC announced close to $62 million in refunds for consumers misled by deceptive marketing and advertising practices used by Opendoor Labs, Inc., an...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 15th Annual Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation - May 2nd - 3rd, Chicago, IL

ACI’s Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation offers an unparalleled learning experience, specifically designed for the MCO legal community. Attend and develop winning legal strategies and business best...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The Rosenbaum Law Firm Review - July 2016

The Future Is Now For 401(k) Plan Sponsors. The future is here. When I was the head ERISA attorney at a New York based third party administrator (TPA), I left because I saw the future of the retirement plan...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The Rosenbaum Law Firm Review - June 2016

The New Fiduciary Rule: What It Means To Plan Sponsors - Bottom line: what does it mean? More than a dozen years ago, there was a medical report that dental plaque could cause heart disease. I thought it was some...more

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